DevOps Engineer (Azure)

Requirements:

• 6-8 years of hands-on experience in cloud and DevOps engineering with strong expertise in Microsoft Azure.
• Strong experience with Azure DevOps, GitLab, AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service), Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and Azure cloud-native services.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, and Jenkins.
• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ARM Templates, Azure CLI, and YAML-based deployments.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Data Lake, Azure Databricks, and Apache Spark environments.
• Experience with Git-based development workflows, including GitFlow, feature branching, and fork/pull-request models.
• Strong understanding of Azure Governance, Azure Policies, RBAC, resource management, and platform security controls.
• Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM), including ADFS, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect (OIDC).
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix administration, shell scripting, PowerShell, and automation scripting.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible for configuration management and operational automation.
• Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience deploying and supporting applications using Java, Node.js, and build tools such as Maven.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, API integrations, and API-driven architectures.
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, alerting, vulnerability management, secrets management, and operational observability using tools such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, distributed systems, scalability, resiliency, and design patterns.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments using Scrum, Kanban, or XP methodologies.
• Strong troubleshooting, release management, incident management, and production support capabilities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills with development, platform, infrastructure, data engineering, and SRE teams.

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Azure certifications such as AZ-400 (Azure DevOps Engineer Expert) and AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate).
• Experience with enterprise-scale data platforms, data engineering, and analytics solutions on Azure.
• Exposure to financial services, banking, capital markets, or enterprise-wide data transformation initiatives.
• Experience managing SSL/TLS certificates, authentication, and enterprise security integrations.
• Knowledge of database administration activities, including backup, restore, and Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR).
• Understanding of DevSecOps practices, vulnerability scanning, security automation, and compliance controls.
• Experience with cloud cost optimisation, resource governance, and FinOps principles.
• Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience participating in architecture reviews and cloud modernisation initiatives.
• Ability to work effectively with both technical teams and non-technical business stakeholders.
• Strong focus on automation, platform reliability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.